Cork-extractor.



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APPLIOATIOI' FILED IAB. 29, 1007.'

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WITNESSES PATENT OFFICE.,

WILLIAM T. VALLANDINGHAM, OF OSKALOOSA, IOWA.

OORK-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Lettera Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed Harsh 29, 1907. Serial No. 365,406.

To all whom 'it 4may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. VALLAN- DINGHAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin r at Oskaloosa, in the county of Mahaska and btate ofIowa, have invented a new and useful Cork-Extractor, of which thefollowing is a specification.

I`his invention relates to a cork extractor for withdrawing corkstoppers from the mouths of bottles, the object of the invention beingto produce a simple, cheap and convenient article that can be carried inthe pocket or on a key ring, and used for extracting corks fromstoppered bottles.

n the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view of the extractor inposition to withdraw a stopper from a bottle. Figs. 2 and 3 are crosssections on the line a-a, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the preferredform of the extractor, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of another form.

Similar numerals of reference indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

-The extractor 1 is flat and made of a piece of thin metal, referablsheet steel, punched, stamped or ot erwise ormed with a head or graspingpiece 2 of rectangular or other suitable shape and a narrow finger 3slightly tapering towards its end which latter terminates in a hook orprojection 4, the upper edge of which is straight as shown. The end ofthe finger 3 may be rounded as in Fig. 1 or pointed as in Fig. 4 andbeveled on its sides to form a sharp ed re 5.

In one ed e of t e head 2 is a notch 6 extending bac a sufficientdistance for the urpose required and of suitable width to a mit the edgeof a sealin cap such as are communi used on bott es containing char edliqui s. One side 7 of the notch is straig t the other side 8 has at itsouter end a small lug 9 which when in use, enga es the edge of a sealingcap. A hole 1() in tie head 2 enables the extractor to be attached to akey ring or hung up in some convenient place.

i edge 5 of the finger end is pushed between i i When a cork is to beextracted, the sharp the bottle and stopper; the finger passing flatwisebetween them as may e seen by I reference to Fig. 2. After the hook orprojection 4 has passed below the stop ier, the extractor is turned tobring the hoolq under it, the cork or soft substance readily 'ielding tothe finger 3 which then assumes tile )osition represented in Fig. 3. Now by pu ling the extractor the stopper will be withdrawn.

The cap of a bottle is removed by catching one side of the cap in thenotch 6, the lug Sl passing below its edge and then using the arm 3 as alever.

Instead of the head 2 being flat it may be bent to form an eye 11 toreceive a handle 12.

One edge of the finger is sharpened to form a cutting edge 13 w iichadds materially to the usefulness of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is An article ofmanufacture comprising a plate of thin fiat metal of approximatelyrectangular shape, an integral tapering finger in the plane of the plateprojecting from one .end thereof, said fin er having one edge sharpenedlike a kni e to form a cutting blade, and a hook on the end of thefinger projectin laterally beyond the cutting edge only of t 1e bladeand shaped at its extreme en into a point with shar edges, the base orinner edge of said hook lieing flat to bear against the bottom end of acork or bottle sto per.

n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my Own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. YA LLA N DING ll A M.

Witnesses:

CLARA M. VALLANnlNonAM, L. M. BACON.

